The dust has made its home with us for seven years. I know this because for every year that the dust has blown‚ crushed‚ and swept through our Valley I’ve given birth. Times have been more than ruthless to my family. James‚ my husband‚ has yet to grow enough crops to satisfy the hunger of the banks. My children have not had new clothes in four years and my youngest‚ Keladry‚ has now developed a dry cough. Luke‚ my brother‚ and his family left the Valley to seek out a job and money. He sent a letter
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Ten days ago I was released from a rehabilitation center. After finding out that I was addicted to pain medications‚ my mother put me on lock down in my room until the center was ready for me. I spent half of my freshman year and all of my summer there; I am finally sound enough to go back home and back to school. My mother believes this to be good for me; it undeniably won’t be. I lost all my friends when I started dating James. He was the one who introduced me to the meds. After my friends found
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"Goodbye‚ thanks for the lift!" Lisa shouted to John as the car drove away. The sun had already disappeared from the sky by the time she arrived home. Lisa unlocked her front door and went inside. The house looked just like she had left it. Her horror book lay on the table‚ just where she left it‚ waiting for her to read the last pages. Lisa locked the door and threw the keys onto the counter. She sat down in her reading chair and continued to read her horror story and nibble on biscuits. After
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Nursing Home You could hear the harsh wind of winter over the honking cars and the traffic as Billy walked into the nursing home where he worked at and where his dad was being kept. As soon Billy walked in everyone said hello to him and he said hello back. He walked into his office and took off his coat‚ hat and his gloves. Billy is 29 years old‚ tall‚ blonde‚ and really smart. All he ever wanted to do was help people and now he’s somewhat doing that. He’s the manager of the nursing home. Everyone
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On the evening of May 15‚ 5065‚ an outbreak of a virus spread throughout the world. It reached from the site of the Virus to the other side of the world. Mandy‚ and her crew of people were in the middle of it all. Joe the team’s strong leader led Mandy‚ Phil (The Vampire)‚ and Tiff the model of the team‚ and Rufus the team’s pet dog went to a place known as Shalada also known as their camp. Their camp a small hut made of wood‚ and leaves protected them from the monsters that lurk outside in the
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It was the year 2517‚ and it had been thirty-one years since a human had been on planet Reach. Thirty-nine years earlier‚ it was attacked by the covenants‚ an intelligent alien race. Reach was a planet like Earth‚ but Earth was lost a long time ago due to the covenant. “Cortana‚ anything on the radar?” said John. “No‚” responded Cortana. Cortana paused as she saw the radar start to blink red. “Hold on! There’s a re-con team heading our way.” “How many?” “Three.” John ran behind cover and waited
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“Pit and the Pendulum Revision” “I shrank back- but the closing walls pressed me resistlessly onward. At length. For my seared and writhing body‚ there was no longer an inch of foot hold on the firm floor of the prison.” Closer and closer I was getting to the pit. I was thinking about everything that has happened. I didn’t want to die. It was too soon for me. Suddenly the walls stopped. I was confused and in shock. I heard a female voice‚ and it was a thick southern accent. She was telling me to
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MOM!!! Come on we have to get going. LeTesia said. “Girl don’t rush me we’ll be leaving in a little bit”. Her mom said. LeTesia was so anixous to leave for their California to Las Vegas trip. So 30min later Letesia came out of her room and said “Let’s hit the road V fam” { Velasquez was their last name so she calls her family V fam} So they got their bags and got packed up in the rental car that they are going take. So when they left their driveway LeTesia said Ms. little Diva is going to Cali.
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The next morning‚ as Mr. Johnson woke up‚ he knew it was a perfect day‚ to ruin. It was a dark‚ cloudy day with a slight drizzle and a bad mood in the air. The bad mood of course was Mr. Johnson. For breakfast he had soggy oatmeal‚ without brown sugar. He slowly put his clothes on for the day and walked out the apartment door. Halfway down the street as he is walking to the old bus stop he notices young Edward‚ the paper boy hurriedly riding his bike down the sidewalk trying not to be late. Without
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The empty room echoing my thoughts was getting too much. Continuously reliving what had happened yesterday was making it even worse .The piercing shrill of her scream coming to a sudden halt. The smell of burnt rubber leaving behind a hint of hatred and fury repressed by her killer. My tears blur my vision as I realize that I will never see her mesmerizing emerald green eyes again. Never to see that smile that could light up a whole room. The worst part of this is that this was all undeniably
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